Every year, about 59 people commit suicide in Östergötland and about ten times as many try to take their own lives.

A survey carried out by the organization Suicide Zero shows that only Valdemarsvik's municipality in the whole of Östergötland has an action plan to prevent suicide.

- It is completely unacceptable that 12 out of 13 municipalities in Östergötland lack well-thought-out strategies, fixed budgets and action plans for effective work to prevent suicide, says Rickard Bracken, Secretary General of Suicide Zero in a press release.